BartonFox Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Thing is if it is true we should be more worried about losing one of the best administrators in the game, the one true football man in the corridors of the Micky Mouse Crisp Dish. We are in a sorry state if we are upset at the removal of a self publising former player and not at someone much more vital to the workings of the Club. Given the choice it's a no-brainer and while we shouldn't perhaps rejoice in the alleged sacking of 'The Birch' (that says it all) we should be more concerned at what is going on behind the playing side of the Club.
ithuriel Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 but with the site forced ? to delete the alleged true post about the sackings and goings on at the club birch is catching all the limelight. peeps may not know about the others , yet!
Ultra Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Thing is if it is true we should be more worried about losing one of the best administrators in the game, the one true football man in the corridors of the Micky Mouse Crisp Dish. We are in a sorry state if we are upset at the removal of a self publising former player and not at someone much more vital to the workings of the Club. Given the choice it's a no-brainer and while we shouldn't perhaps rejoice in the alleged sacking of 'The Birch' (that says it all) we should be more concerned at what is going on behind the playing side of the Club. Well said. Much as I respect Birchenall as a person and for his charity, there are times, especially on matchdays, he can all too often be terminally naff. This has an adverse effect upon the way others view our club. The departure of Andrew Neville should worry us all more. He was instrumental in keeping MON at the club a lot longer than would otherwise have been the case, espcially when Pierpoint & Co were throwing their weight around.
ithuriel Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 youve just signed the death warrant for this thread. the thought police will be round soon
Ric Flair Posted 28 February 2006 Author Posted 28 February 2006 Thing is if it is true we should be more worried about losing one of the best administrators in the game, the one true football man in the corridors of the Micky Mouse Crisp Dish. We are in a sorry state if we are upset at the removal of a self publising former player and not at someone much more vital to the workings of the Club. Given the choice it's a no-brainer and while we shouldn't perhaps rejoice in the alleged sacking of 'The Birch' (that says it all) we should be more concerned at what is going on behind the playing side of the Club. Agreed. But I think people are being abit harsh when they say that all Birch does is his PA stuff on match-day. How people know that for sure is beyond me. Fans tend to think that football clubs only really revolve around the players and coaching staff. Yes they are the whole point of having a football club but there are plenty of other staff that are crucial to the running and success of the club. The man you mention Barton is very highly regarded at the club and it would be a travesty to lose him, the club would suffer severely without him as his job is essential. I'd say Birch's job is essential aswell, there aren't many people that could do Birch's job. It's a pretty thankless task, having to entertain 30,000 fans plus the other stuff he does. He is good for morale around the club and it would be interesting to hear what the players and coaching staff have to say about it if true.
Jonbluefox9 Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 well said (about the nob head bit) And YES my folks still live on Halstead Rd, and myself and all my brothers were brought up there, I left about 18 years ago, but I went to Christchuch, and St Peters..which is now flats I believe and I even used to have to file down to the "temperance hall" for School dinners, (now also flats near to the butter market! Ah them were the days when Sorrel was rough and not the middle class gentrified suburban regenerated sprealing mass of BMWs it is today! If someone had told me that fotty players would end up living in Sorrel when I was a kid...I would have bared my arse on the Butter market steps! Not too far away from where I live then (I won't say exactly just in case someone on here holds a grudge) Not too sure which primary school you mean. There was one down Watling Street but I'm not sure when that was closed as a school. I went to the primary school that runs paralel with Church Hill Road and that's still there. My family are still working class though. You won't find a BMW in our drive although the man across the road has a Merc and two Smart cars. Must say we feel a bit out of place here. Used to live on Balmoral Road. That was more our style. Must agree that Sorrel has all but lost it's rough status now though. To try and keep this thread on topic a little, Save Birch
Master Fox Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Yeah fair play to Birch for all of his Charity runs and stuff, but he doesn't have to be involved with Leicester City FC to do that! But I just can't understand what the big deal is if he goes?
FoxInTheSnow Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Yeah fair play to Birch for all of his Charity runs and stuff, but he doesn't have to be involved with Leicester City FC to do that! But I just can't understand what the big deal is if he goes? Have you any idea what is going on?
IDEA OR IKEA Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 I am deeply confused by what the hell is going on, and scared!
FoxInTheSnow Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 There is nothing going on.........NOTHING I TELLS YA....and if there is, it is being deleted by the powers that be
Ric Flair Posted 28 February 2006 Author Posted 28 February 2006 Yeah fair play to Birch for all of his Charity runs and stuff, but he doesn't have to be involved with Leicester City FC to do that! But I just can't understand what the big deal is if he goes? Maybe the players and staff really like him, just like the majority of the fans do. That won't help matters will it? Granted, they should be professional enough not to let it bother them but football is all about confidence and team spirit coupled with talented players but if one ingredient is missing then it can have an advers effect. In a relegation battle we don't want to be rocking the boat. It might be untrue anyway. I think we should get back to talking about the most hated man in Leicester - Peter Taylor.
Janx Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Yeah fair play to Birch for all of his Charity runs and stuff, but he doesn't have to be involved with Leicester City FC to do that! But I just can't understand what the big deal is if he goes? Hey Mic.... Foxtrot Oscar mate, we are bored of you? Hey Jbf9 The school closed after I left it which was in 1979... im 35 if you are trying to work that out! ChristChurch is the school which was close to Church hill rd, I sed to go to BB on Chuch hill rd at the methodist church. Its funny I only go back with my son to see his grandparents... never missed the place to be fair... not many good memories when I was a kid back then, especially when my mum taight at the school!! Talk about fights!
BartonFox Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Agreed. But I think people are being abit harsh when they say that all Birch does is his PA stuff on match-day. How people know that for sure is beyond me. Fans tend to think that football clubs only really revolve around the players and coaching staff. Yes they are the whole point of having a football club but there are plenty of other staff that are crucial to the running and success of the club. The man you mention Barton is very highly regarded at the club and it would be a travesty to lose him, the club would suffer severely without him as his job is essential. I'd say Birch's job is essential aswell, there aren't many people that could do Birch's job. It's a pretty thankless task, having to entertain 30,000 fans plus the other stuff he does. He is good for morale around the club and it would be interesting to hear what the players and coaching staff have to say about it if true. I don't like Alan Birchinall for personal reasons and I won't deny that he does sterling work for charity and has an influence on the training ground, but I don't buy he is that vital to the workings of the Club. At times he takes it too far and we don't need him trawling out on the pitch, we have an expensive PA system that can play music and let us hear the half time scores. The Club created the 'monster' by allowing him free reign with the mic at half time. There is something seriously wrong at the Club, I said that the other week and got chastised for it, as I said then "no smoke with out fire, you just have to look for it". The clock is counting down and there is going to be some major off field distractions soon that could just cost us our Championship status, however if the rightful winner emerges then it will be worth it in the long run.
FoxInTheSnow Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Birch got sacked??? You think just Birch going would cause this fuss? Man the Aliens are involved in this somewhere.
Ultra Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Have you any idea what is going on? Does anyone, unless they work at the club? And if "restructuring" of the club off the field is being planned or implemented, why could it not have waited until the end of the season? Until our place in this league for next season has been secured, everything else should take second place. Anyone who fails to grasp that basic fact should have NO place whatsoever at our club!
FoxInTheSnow Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Does anyone, unless they work at the club? Fair point, My point was the somepeople seem to have read the Birch may or may not have been sacked and think that it is the only thing going on. We probably will never here what is happening. If anything at all.
BartonFox Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Does anyone, unless they work at the club? And if "restructuring" of the club off the field is being planned or implemented, why could it not have waited until the end of the season? Until our place in this league has been secured, everything else should take second place. Anyone who fails to grasp that basic fact should have NO place whatsoever at our club! It's all about justification. Corporate types have no clue about football it isn't like any other business and despite their buzzword train of thought they'll never change and they'll lose everytime.
holly Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 ok i am really lost with what has happened can someone please explain
Janx Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 ok i am really lost with what has happened can someone please explain well apparantly Jonbluefox9 lives in Mountsorrel and thats where I grew up till I was about 18! Amazing its caused this much fuss!
Ric Flair Posted 28 February 2006 Author Posted 28 February 2006 I don't like Alan Birchinall for personal reasons and I won't deny that he does sterling work for charity and has an influence on the training ground, but I don't buy he is that vital to the workings of the Club. At times he takes it too far and we don't need him trawling out on the pitch, we have an expensive PA system that can play music and let us hear the half time scores. The Club created the 'monster' by allowing him free reign with the mic at half time. There is something seriously wrong at the Club, I said that the other week and got chastised for it, as I said then "no smoke with out fire, you just have to look for it". The clock is counting down and there is going to be some major off field distractions soon that could just cost us our Championship status, however if the rightful winner emerges then it will be worth it in the long run. Would these off field issues lead to administration and a 10 point deduction because we are 8 points clear at the minute and with the crap that's below us although it's still possible to get relegated it would be very hard to do it without deliberately trying to or if we got penalised for something? Hmmm
BartonFox Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Would these off field issues lead to administration and a 10 point deduction because we are 8 points clear at the minute and with the crap that's below us although it's still possible to get relegated it would be very hard to do it without deliberately trying to or if we got penalised for something? Hmmm Not what I was getting at and I would be completely shocked if that did happen, I don't forsee that on the horizon. People want power, people don't want to give it up, it gets messy all ends in divorce and we, the kids, are the ones that suffer.
Janx Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Not what I was getting at and I would be completely shocked if that did happen, I don't forsee that on the horizon. People want power, people don't want to give it up, it gets messy all ends in divorce and we, the kids, are the ones that suffer. mods! The masters of the dark arts, like ninjas!
filbertway Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Barton... for once.... I AGREE!! It was pathetic. It created one of the best atmospheres before i game i had ever heard though.
Jonbluefox9 Posted 28 February 2006 Posted 28 February 2006 Hey Mic.... Foxtrot Oscar mate, we are bored of you? Hey Jbf9 The school closed after I left it which was in 1979... im 35 if you are trying to work that out! ChristChurch is the school which was close to Church hill rd, I sed to go to BB on Chuch hill rd at the methodist church. Its funny I only go back with my son to see his grandparents... never missed the place to be fair... not many good memories when I was a kid back then, especially when my mum taight at the school!! Talk about fights! I don't enjoy it much myself either, Barrow on Soar's the place to be if you ask me but I've got to stick with my roots for a little longer.
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